Where does “kurajo” come from?
kurajo (Ido) comes from Esperanto kuraĝo, from Esperanto kuraĝa, from French courageux, from Italian coraggioso, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
kurajo (Ido): courage, heart
Definitions
- courage, heart
Ancestry of “kurajo”, step by step
kurajo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kuraĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kuraĝo | courage, bravery, boldness |
| 2 | Esperanto | kuraĝa | brave, courageous |
| 3 | French | courageux | courageous, brave, daring |
| 4 | Italian | coraggioso | brave, courageous, daring, doughty |
| 5 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 6 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 7 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 8 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 9 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 10 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Portuguese coragem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | coragem | courage; boldness; guts; courage; audacity;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | corar | to blush; to bleach; to colour, dye |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cor | colour, color |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | coor | colour; complexion |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |